May 3rd, 2013 at 11:00AM: 1. Book wisely. If you need to be somewhere really important, it's probably not a good idea to book your flights with less than an hour between them. Even an hour is pushing it. An hour and a half is good. Two hours, even better. Whatever you do, don't take the last flight out! Delays happen. So do cancelations.
2. Pay the extra fee. If you're the anxious type and travel is stressful, pay the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Galley Gossip: 10 Ways To Handle A Tight Connection
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:00AM: 1. Book wisely. If you need to be somewhere really important, it's probably not a good idea to book your flights with less than an hour between them. Even an hour is pushing it. An hour and a half is good. Two hours, even better. Whatever you do, don't take the last flight out! Delays happen. So do cancelations.
2. Pay the extra fee. If you're the anxious type and travel is stressful, pay the ...Guaranteed Weather When Traveling? Scientists Think That Might Be Possible
Feb 26th, 2013 at 1:00PM:
Weather conditions at any destination around the world are hard to pin down. We may have a general idea of average temperatures for any given time of the year, know that good rain gear is required for certain places or that bringing a swimsuit is a must. But exact weather conditions can often be elusive.
But what if they were not? What if, somehow, weather conditions could be modified? ...Photo Of The Day: A Rainy Day In Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 20th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
We often think of warm, sunny days as the only optimal time to travel, but sometimes, bad weather gives us a completely different perspective of a new place. Such is the case with this photo from Doug Murray taken during a rainy day in Vancouver, BC.
As any traveler to the Pacific Northwest will tell you, rain is often inevitable, but wet weather is what makes this region beautiful. Plus a ...Solace For The Other 49 States: It's (Not) Always Sunny In California
Dec 2nd, 2012 at 12:00PM: It isn't always sunny in California. It only just seems that way for those of us who live in colder climates. On Thursday, it rained in Los Angeles. I swear, there was no sun or blue skies to be had anywhere. Before I travel anywhere, I check the forecast for my destination obsessively and I can tell you that this is the first time there's been rain in L.A. in at least 6 or 7 years. Or it least it ...The 10 Best Travel Apps For Flight Attendants
Nov 29th, 2012 at 11:00AM: 1. FAAWait - During a creeping weather delay a flight attendant who also works part time as an air traffic controller told me about FAAWait. It's his favorite app. One click and we knew which airports across the country were also experiencing delays, how long the delays were averaging, and what had caused the delays.
2. MyRadar: Recently a fearful flier on board one of my flights spent three ...New York's LaGuardia Airport Flooded
Oct 30th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
New Yorkers and residents along the Eastern Seaboard are just beginning to emerge today from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy - millions remain without power, thousands of flights have been cancelled and transportation throughout the region has been severely disrupted.
If you need further evidence of what it looks like in New York here on the ground, just check out this shot posted this ...Blood Rain Predicted To Fall In The United Kingdom This Halloween
Oct 23rd, 2012 at 1:00PM: Blood rain just before Halloween? While it may sound like a festive prank, forecasters are really predicting this bizarre weather occurrence.
The phenomenon is actually a mix of red dust from the Sahara Desert blowing toward Europe. However, because it's supposed to rain, the dust will most likely mix with the precipitation causing red raindrops, or blood rain.
Other predictions include the ...Airport, Airline Weather System Updates To Save Time, Fuel, Eventually
Sep 23rd, 2012 at 5:00PM:
When unavoidable bad weather causes turbulence in the air, passengers can expect a rocky ride. In the past, while pilots have aimed to avoid turbulence, they have been limited in the number of available tools. Now, a new turbulence avoidance system promises to change that.
A smoother ride
Called the Juneau Airport Wind System (JAWS), it was developed by the National Center for Atmospheric ...Death Valley Officially Named Hottest Place On Earth
Sep 19th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Death Valley has officially been declared the hottest place on Earth after a team of atmospheric scientists invalidated a temperature reading in Libya that had long been believed to be the warmest ever recorded. That means that the new record of 134°F/56.6°C was measured on July 10, 1913, at a weather station in Greenland Ranch, California.
The previous record of 136°F/57.7°C ...Sick Of The Heat? 40 Places Where You Can Cool Off
Jul 24th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Most people look for warm places to visit. I look for cold ones. I live near Washington, D.C., and by mid-July, I've had it with the suffocating heat and humidity. I've taken escape-the-heat trips almost every summer over the last five years to places like Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Maine and the Pacific Northwest.
The lower the temperature the better as far as I'm concerned, especially ...I Miss The 'Crap' English Weather
Jul 8th, 2012 at 11:00AM: I've just returned from a five-day trip to England, in which we saw the sun for an aggregate of about 15 minutes, but I miss the English weather already. It's supposed to be 102 today in Washington, D.C., and 104 tomorrow. Factoring in the heat index, it will feel like a place well within easy commuting distance of hell.
June went down as the wettest June in the U.K. since rainfall records ...Video Of The Day: Fashion For The Weather
Jun 20th, 2012 at 8:00PM:
No matter how many times I manage to put together a surprisingly weather-appropriate outfit, I can't seem to keep tabs on what those outfits are after the day has passed. This affects my travel packing. Warm-weather climates are easy enough to deal with – a bikini, shorts, tanks, sandals and a sundress or two. Simple. Destinations with cooler weather, however, elude me. Do I need my coat ...
Which Site Has The Most Accurate Weather Forecasts?
Jun 14th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Human beings have no control over the weather, but when I'm on a trip or planning one, I tend to check the weather forecast obsessively when the weather is not to my liking. If it's too hot, too cold, too wet, or windy, I want to know how bad it's going to be and when it'll get better. And if the weather is just fine, I tend not to check the forecast at all, for fear of breaking the good luck ...Dust Storms Descend On The Middle East
Jun 8th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
A spate of dust storms caused massive disruptions and several fatalities in the Middle East this week. In Pakistan, winds reaching up to 68mph struck the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, destroying roofs, uprooting trees, upending billboards, and reducing visibility to under 100 meters. Flights out of Islamabad International Airport were delayed, and at least fifteen fatalities were ...Sleeping In Seattle: The Consequences Of SAD
Apr 23rd, 2012 at 11:00AM: I recently mentioned my somewhat reluctant decision to relocate from Seattle when the right opportunity presents itself (A job and nice one bedroom in Berkeley, North Oakland or Boulder anyone? Anyone?).
While my move was precipitated by a layoff in February, I've known for a year that a relocation was necessary, regardless of my affection for my adopted city – despite my beautiful, ...Hipster Hats that Make Me Happy
Feb 28th, 2012 at 9:00AM: We're no Portland or Brooklyn, but dude, you can't swing a cat in Seattle without hitting a 20 something in something tweedy, a vest, maybe, and a flat cap. The thing is, you need a good hat in this town, it's not totally impractical to protect your melon from the relentless drizzle that dampens our spirits and waters down our Americanos. As much as I try to mock the bearded skinny jeans what on ...Video of the Day: Snow on the beach in Split, Croatia
Feb 6th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Extreme cold and snow have gripped parts of Europe in ways that the continent has not experienced in years. The images of people struggling to cope with the elements are chilling (no pun intended). Even in Split, Croatia, a coastal town on the Adriatic Sea, snow has blanketed the beaches as temperatures have plunged nearly 30 degrees below average for this time of year. Seeing people walk ...
Protect your melon; pack the right hat.
Oct 10th, 2011 at 10:00AM: This is kind of gross, and I'm a little bit sorry for that, but I still have scaly bits on the tops of my ears. This because I burned the daylights out of them by wearing the wrong hat while on a recent adventure. I made it worse by neglecting to apply sunscreen to my poor ears -- I'll skip the part about what happened when I started to peel.
I pack a baseball style cap for my travels. I'd ...10 budgeting mistakes even smart travelers make
Oct 9th, 2011 at 1:00PM: When traveling, it's easy to go overboard and spend more money than you expected. What's important is that you spend your extra cash having fun experiences instead of on mistakes that could have been prevented with some planning. Read these 10 common money mistakes often made by travelers to help save money on your next trip.
Mistake #1: Overpacking
This is a mistake that can rack up travel ...Cockpit Chronicles: One long date with Hurricane Irene
Aug 28th, 2011 at 10:00AM: Plunk, plunk, plunk, went the water as it dripped from the ceiling into a trash can behind me.
"I'd just as soon call it quits here and go to a hotel." the captain said, looking at the latest weather report for Santo Domingo and the radar picture of hurricane Irene which was just northwest of our destination. All of Puerto Rico, where we were contemplating our decision, had just been through ...
